New York's 43rd State Senate district

New York's 43rd State Senate district
Senator	Jake Ashby R – Castleton-on-Hudson
Registration	31.5%  Republican 30.5%  Democratic 27.0%  No party preference
Demographics	90%  White 3%  Black 3%  Hispanic 2%  Asian
Population (2017)	297,962 [1]
Registered voters	214,964 [2]

New York's 43rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jake Ashby since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

District 43 covers all of Rensselaer County, most of Washington County and the northeast corner of Albany County. ^{[1] [4] [5] [6]}

The district overlaps with New York's 20th, and 21st congressional districts, and with the 102nd, 106th, 107th, 108th, 112th, and 113th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[7]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 43 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake Ashby	69,824
	Conservative	Jake Ashby	11,903
	Total	Jake Ashby (incumbent)	81,727	54.6
	Democratic	Alvin Gamble	67,824	45.3
	Write-in		112	0.1
Total votes			149,663	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 43 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake Ashby	52,918
	Conservative	Jake Ashby	9,951
	Total	Jake Ashby	62,769	52.9
	Democratic	Andrea Smyth	50,510
	Working Families	Andrea Smyth	5,425
	Total	Andrea Smyth	55,935	47.1
	Write-in		62	0.0
Total votes			118,766	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 43 ^{[10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daphne Jordan	74,142
	Conservative	Daphne Jordan	8,944
	Independence	Daphne Jordan	3,060
	Total	Daphne Jordan (incumbent)	86,146	52.7
	Democratic	Patrick Nelson	69,157
	Working Families	Patrick Nelson	8,268
	Total	Patrick Nelson	77,425	47.3
	Write-in		53	0.0
Total votes			163,624	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 43 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daphne Jordan	54,576
	Conservative	Daphne Jordan	9,240
	Independence	Daphne Jordan	2,943
	Reform	Daphne Jordan	618
	Total	Daphne Jordan	67,377	53.0
	Democratic	Aaron Gladd	54,784
	Working Families	Aaron Gladd	3,433
	Women's Equality	Aaron Gladd	1,398
	Total	Aaron Gladd	59,615	46.9
	Write-in		53	0.1
Total votes			127,028	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 43 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Marchione	68,172
	Conservative	Kathy Marchione	10,304
	Independence	Kathy Marchione	6,080
	Reform	Kathy Marchione	501
	Total	Kathy Marchione (incumbent)	85,057	61.1
	Democratic	Shaun Francis	46,626
	Working Families	Shaun Francis	4,034
	Total	Shaun Francis	50,660	36.4
	Green	Joseph Levy	3,330	2.4
	Write-in		64	0.1
Total votes			139,111	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 43 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Marchione	45,196
	Conservative	Kathy Marchione	9,618
	Independence	Kathy Marchione	4,580
	Total	Kathy Marchione (incumbent)	59,394	64.3
	Democratic	Brian Howard	28,045
	Working Families	Brian Howard	4,856
	Total	Brian Howard	32,901	35.6
	Write-in		44	0.1
Total votes			92,339	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 43 ^[10]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Marchione	7,339	50.3
	Republican	Roy McDonald (incumbent)	7,240	49.7
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			14,579	100.0
	Conservative	Kathy Marchione	580	62.4
	Conservative	Edward Gilbert	350	37.6
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			930	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kathy Marchione	51,734
	Conservative	Kathy Marchione	9,122
	Total	Kathy Marchione	60,856	47.2
	Democratic	Robin Andrews	47,022	36.5
	Independence	Roy McDonald (incumbent)	20,929	16.2
	Write-in		23	0.0
Total votes			128,830	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 43

Year	Office	Results [12]
2020	President	Biden 51.6 – 46.1%
2016	President	Trump 48.5 – 45.6%
2012	President	Obama 52.9 – 45.2%
	Senate	Gillibrand 67.8 – 30.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 43, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Jacob Ashby". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
5. "New York court adopts new congressional, state senate maps – Ballotpedia News".
6. "Senate District 43" (PDF). NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment.
7. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
8. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
9. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
10. "New York State Senate District 43". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
11. "State Senator 43rd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
12. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 17, 2019.